: the number of cases handled (as by a court or clinic) usually in a particular period
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We have a heavy caseload today.
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Attorneys and staff are taking on higher caseloads while Legal Aid’s executive director searches for funding to fill the gap, but donations are down across the board.
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Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
But Scrubs builds the new cast members into each episode bit by bit, ceding a little more narrative ground to them with each episode rather than immediately overwhelming their caseload.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
In Texas, 27% of attorneys in rural counties are already overburdened and exceeding recommended caseload guidelines.
—Emily Naiser, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
Recidivism was chronic—the same people reappeared in Hall’s caseload year after year.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
But Scrubs builds the new cast members into each episode bit by bit, ceding a little more narrative ground to them with each episode rather than immediately overwhelming their caseload.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
In Texas, 27% of attorneys in rural counties are already overburdened and exceeding recommended caseload guidelines.
—Emily Naiser, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
Recidivism was chronic—the same people reappeared in Hall’s caseload year after year.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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caseload
noun
case·load
ˈkās-ˌlōd 
: the number of cases handled (as by a court or a lawyer) often in a particular period
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